Gold Medal Jess Colt Tops Brazil Sale

Gold Medal Jess colt tops Brazilian Haras Santo Angela Sale.

May 24, 2012

Jirau Gold

At the Brazilian Haras Santo Angela Sale held the weekend of May 19-20 at the Sorocaba Jockey Club, 49 horses were sold at an average price of $35,000 U.S.

The sale’s high seller was Jirau Gold, a colt by Gold Medal Jess out of the Blazen Bryan mare Can Can Bryan. He sold for R$256,000, or about $178,000 U.S. He was consigned by Gianni Franco Samaja and purchased by Haras Primavera.

The sale also sold 71 southern hemisphere breedings to champion Good Reason SA at $5,000 each. The 5-year-old Favorite Trick (TB) stallion is standing his first season at Royal Vista Ranches at Wayne, Oklahoma, and will be shipped to Brazil at its conclusion.